JP2007502640A5 - - Google Patents

Claims (11)

A beverage brewing apparatus having a brew chamber for enclosing a pad containing a substance from which a beverage is brewed, the brew chamber having an upper wall with one or more holes, through which the heat is heated. Water can enter the brew chamber, and the upper wall can be removed from the brew chamber from a substantially horizontal brew position where the upper wall is part of the brew chamber wall. In a beverage brewing apparatus, which can be hinged in an open position, the majority of the surface of the upper wall comprises protrusions having a height greater than 0.5 mm, and the distance between each adjacent two protrusions is A beverage preparation device characterized by being smaller than 12 mm.   The beverage preparation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the distance between each two adjacent protrusions is less than 6 mm. The beverage preparation device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the height of the protrusion is greater than 0.7 mm . The beverage preparation device according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein the protrusion has a substantially circular cross section and a diameter of 0.5 mm to 3 mm . The beverage preparation apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the distance between each two adjacent protrusions is smaller than eight times the height of the protrusions . 6. The beverage preparation device according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the side wall of the protrusion extends at an angle larger than 60 ° with respect to the surface of the upper wall. Beverage preparation device.   The beverage preparation device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a part of each protrusion has a substantially columnar shape.   The beverage preparation device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the protrusion is a rib on the surface of the upper wall. The beverage preparation device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the upper wall is larger than 60 ° and can be hinged.   The beverage preparation device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the beverage brewing apparatus has a portion other than the upper wall among the walls of the brew chamber, and for cleaning the brew chamber or removing the pad. A beverage making device characterized by a removable part that can be removed from said device. A method of making a beverage with a beverage brewing apparatus, wherein a pad comprising a material from which the beverage is brewed is disposed in a brew chamber, the brew chamber having an upper wall with one or more holes, Through the holes, heated water can enter the brew chamber, the upper wall after the brewing process, from a substantially horizontal brew position where the upper wall is part of the brew chamber wall. In a beverage maker, wherein the pad can be hinged to an open position where the pad can be removed from the brew chamber, the majority of the surface of the upper wall comprises a protrusion having a height greater than 0.5 mm; The distance between each two adjacent projections is less than 12 mm, so that the pad is hinged to its open position in the upper wall Wherein the remaining in the brew chamber to come.